Living Thousands of Liveshttp://booklikes.com/photo/crop/50/50/upload/avatar/4/1/411909e61ce75dea48d6c268560b2673.jpgcathymartinezcoffingerhttp://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.com2018-12-19T10:38:27+00:00http://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.com/rssreview: The Gemini Effect2015-04-02T00:00:00+01:002015-04-02T00:00:00+01:00http://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.com/post/1148008/the-gemini-effectcathymartinezcoffingerhttp://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.comI will say there was a considerable lack of secret service which made parts of the book unbelievable but that was the only criticism that I had.
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review: A Dirty Job2015-03-04T00:00:00+00:002015-03-04T00:00:00+00:00http://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.com/post/1147972/a-dirty-jobcathymartinezcoffingerhttp://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.comreview: New York Dead2015-02-24T00:00:00+00:002015-02-24T00:00:00+00:00http://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.com/post/1148010/new-york-deadcathymartinezcoffingerhttp://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.comreview: Taking the Fall: A Cozy Mystery (Brenna Battle Book 1)2015-02-20T00:00:00+00:002015-02-20T00:00:00+00:00http://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.com/post/1148009/taking-the-fall-a-cozy-mystery-brenna-battle-book-1cathymartinezcoffingerhttp://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.comTaking the Fall was a cute story. It is not a great murder mystery and the heroine makes stupid decisions but it was a cute read. I will probably read more by this author.
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review: Scorpion2015-02-09T00:00:00+00:002015-02-09T00:00:00+00:00http://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.com/post/1147982/scorpioncathymartinezcoffingerhttp://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.comreview: Simple Genius2014-12-12T00:00:00+00:002014-12-12T00:00:00+00:00http://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.com/post/1147973/simple-geniuscathymartinezcoffingerhttp://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.comreview: Hour Game2014-11-20T00:00:00+00:002014-11-20T00:00:00+00:00http://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.com/post/1147974/hour-gamecathymartinezcoffingerhttp://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.comFirst the good. Baldacci has me guessing and questioning throughout the entire novel. The twistedness of the villain is realistic and scary. The bad guys are smart and well thought out. It is easy to forget that you are reading a book. Until...

The bad. King's insistence on keeping the good theories to himself is driving me nuts! He has no problem speculating on motives or suspects but as soon as he hits on actual possibilities he shuts down and keeps it to himself.

More bad. The cops and FBI are all prideful idiots who couldn't catch a criminal if they witnessed the murders themselves.

The worse. When it comes to the action of the book Baldacci strains credulity. Even he says that something happened that was a one in a billion shot.

While I enjoy the John Puller series, I am giving this series one more shot before giving it up entirely.
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review: Fahrenheit 4512014-10-11T00:00:00+01:002014-10-11T00:00:00+01:00http://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.com/post/1147975/fahrenheit-451cathymartinezcoffingerhttp://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.comreview: Me Before You2014-09-30T00:00:00+01:002014-09-30T00:00:00+01:00http://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.com/post/1147976/me-before-youcathymartinezcoffingerhttp://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.comreview: 11/22/632014-09-22T00:00:00+01:002014-09-22T00:00:00+01:00http://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.com/post/1147977/11-22-63cathymartinezcoffingerhttp://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.comreview: Wanted2014-09-18T00:00:00+01:002014-09-18T00:00:00+01:00http://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.com/post/1147981/wantedcathymartinezcoffingerhttp://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.comreview: Sleep Tight2014-08-11T00:00:00+01:002014-08-11T00:00:00+01:00http://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.com/post/1148014/sleep-tightcathymartinezcoffingerhttp://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.comA foreign country sends bats infected with diseased bugs to Chicago and an infestation explodes because one of the bats gets away. This book is an end-of-the-world/zombie story but is very believable. I didn't care for any of the characters in the beginning. They were too flawed. There was no real hero to root for but by the end I was rooting for each and every one.

I think the wrap up could have been more thorough. I would have liked to have known why one character was immune; if the data that Dr. Menard sent made it to the press; and if the solution successfully contained the disease. All in all however I could definitely see this story become a movie. Very well written.
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review: Eat, Pray, Love2014-07-28T00:00:00+01:002014-07-28T00:00:00+01:00http://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.com/post/1147978/eat-pray-lovecathymartinezcoffingerhttp://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.comI couldn't get past the Eat portion of the book. I applaud Elizabeth Gilbert for being completely open with her life and relationship however I find her to be a dis-likable, selfish person. I am glad she decided not to have kids.

She is completely against taking antidepressants but if ever there was a person who needed them it is her. It sounds to me like she had a midlife crisis and decided to quit her marriage to quickly jump into another relationship. When she got too clingy, her new boyfriend became disgusted by her and would pull away. She broke up with him and then fell into another deep depression.

The book is about more than just her relationships but these are the reasons that I gave up on the book. I kept waiting for it to go someplace inspirational or at least interesting but after a while I just gave up in boredom.
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review: Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose2014-07-23T00:00:00+01:002014-07-23T00:00:00+01:00http://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.com/post/1147979/delivering-happiness-a-path-to-profits-passion-and-purposecathymartinezcoffingerhttp://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.comreview: Mere Christianity2014-07-15T00:00:00+01:002014-07-15T00:00:00+01:00http://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.com/post/1147980/mere-christianitycathymartinezcoffingerhttp://cathymartinezcoffinger.booklikes.com